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This is incredible. I still can’t believe some people get 1gb symmetrical in their home. In the UK I’m stuck with 70mbs down and 6mbps up. Pitiful
A chunk of AT&T's residential fiber actually supports 5Gbit symmetrical for ~$110/mo in the US.
Is there a post that covers the "why?" of all this? As someone researching maybe running some Ethernet for more stable WiFi and faster Internet access for general stuff, maybe some fiber for infotainment other purposes since it can lengthen various cables, and hooking up some security and nature cameras, I can't fathom why all of this is needed outside of it just being a hobby or running some sort of business (tradin…
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I get that but the blog discussed a pretty beefy setup. My whole rack still used less power than my gaming PC at load but after doing the math I ultimately saved more money by going serverless for my apps and dumping (non-critical) data into a B2 bucket on paper. In reality I just started shutting things off and only turn them on when I need them. I'm curious as to what others are doing to save costs if anything. I l…
MiniITX boards are low idle power, 17 watts for idle with a Ryzen 5600 compared to a full size boards 50 watts. I would no longer buy anything larger, even for a gaming machine.
Curious why you didn't stack them like... 1. 24p Patch Panel (Odd ports of switch) 2. 48p Switch 3. 24p Patch Panel (Even ports of switch) 4. 1u Cable Mgmt Then you could have bought 4-6" Cat 5e/6a pre-made patch cables to connect in the majority of your patch panel ports. The only cables that would traverse through the cable mgmt panel would be longer cables to the servers in your rack. I have a similar Cisco switch…
The reason its arranged like that is because it started as 1 switch and 1 patch panel, and slowly evolved, so its not ideal, but I am fairly happy with the outcome If I could re-rack it all, I might make some changes. But that means turning everything off, and I'm not sure when, if ever, I want to do that
Decent robustness check
what no 100g or IB? Those price point have come to a point where for home lab is bearable. Well we are talking about overkill. If one want to play around with network do it virtually is a much cheaper way to go: https://www.gns3.com/
JK, wife would kill me
Is there a post that covers the "why?" of all this? As someone researching maybe running some Ethernet for more stable WiFi and faster Internet access for general stuff, maybe some fiber for infotainment other purposes since it can lengthen various cables, and hooking up some security and nature cameras, I can't fathom why all of this is needed outside of it just being a hobby or running some sort of business (tradin…
I have been working remotely since about 2005-2006. I have always love a good Internet connection with backups (wherever possible). I remember befriending the local cable guy so I can get 1Mbps in 2000. Now, I have three Internet connections bonded and balanced. It is not about the minutes of disconnection but more about the disconnection when I needed it most. I have ample non-internet time and personal/family downt…
Just wondering: 1. How often do you actually need the third? As in, both primary and secondary are down. 2. Is it that important that you always have an internet connection?
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MiniITX boards are low idle power, 17 watts for idle with a Ryzen 5600 compared to a full size boards 50 watts. I would no longer buy anything larger, even for a gaming machine.
I really wish more Mini-ITX boards came out that allowed GPUs to be horizontal so it could fit in a 2U case. Unfortunately making it vertical makes it 4U, negating the size advantages of Mini-ITX.